1. we’ll do it live
    Jimmey Kimmel at the the Disney Advertising Upfront on May 13, 2025 in New York City.
    ABC Suspends Jimmy Kimmel: Reactions and AnalysisJimmy Kimmel remains off the air after being suspended by ABC earlier this week. Here’s how it all happened.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  2. early and often
    Kamala Harris’s Book Shows She Still Doesn’t Understand Why She LostThe 2024 candidate had a tough job. But she missed her big opportunity to declare independence from Joe Biden.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. early and often
    Trump Is Going to Lose the War on Free SpeechYou can’t threaten your way to making bad ideas popular.
    By Ross Barkan
  4. early and often
    A Government Shutdown Could Lead to the Last FilibusterIf a shutdown persists, Trump may order Republicans to kill the filibuster altogether. Will Democrats risk the loss of their one tool for resistance?
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. early and often
    Kimmel’s Comments Weren’t What MAGA Critics Say They WereThe late-night host’s comments may have been clumsy, but they were far from incendiary.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. royal rumblings
    Trump’s U.K. State Visit: All the Pomp, Protests, and Royal DramaProtesters greeted Trump by projecting Epstein photos on Windsor Castle, but on the bright side, he got a carriage ride with King Charles.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  8. early and often
    Democrats Are United in Fear of Another Shutdown SurrenderHakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer have proposed a laundry list of Democratic demands that Republicans will reject — but they’re fine with that.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. late night
    JIMMY KIMMEL
    ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Live! From the Air ‘Indefinitely’The decision follows conservative backlash to a comment the late-night host made about the reaction to Charlie Kirk’s murder.
    By Josef Adalian
  10. politics
    Sanders Changes Course, Says Israel Is Committing GenocideHe became the highest-profile politician to use that term about the war in Gaza.
    By Nia Prater
  11. we’ll do it live
    Senate Health Committee Hears Testimony From Fired CDC Director Susan Monarez
    Ex-CDC Director Testifies on RFK Jr., Ouster, and Upheaval: What HappenedSusan Monarez and Debra Houry testified about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s efforts to upend U.S. vaccine policy. Here’s what happened.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  12. early and often
    Two Republican Trump Foes Announce They’re Running in 2026The Georgia governor’s race just got interesting.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. early and often
    Trump’s Memphis Takeover Another Step Down the Road to AuthoritarianismBy pushing a red-state governor to let him take over law enforcement in a blue city, Trump is polarizing the crime issue more than ever.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. early and often
    Why Trump Wants a 2026 Midterm ConventionThey didn’t work out so well when Democrats held them in the 1970s. But President Trump may want one more opportunity to put himself at center stage.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. charlie kirk
    Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect Tyler Robinson: What We KnowRobinson has been charged with aggravated murder and authorities will seek the death penalty. He allegedly confessed to his roommate via text.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  16. early and often
    Pam Bondi Is Clueless About the First AmendmentThe U.S. attorney general’s vow to crack down on “hate speech” was so clearly unlawful that even conservatives called her out.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. we’ll do it live
    FBI Director Kash Patel Testifies In Hearings On Capitol Hill
    Shouting and Softballs: What Happened at Kash Patel’s Senate Oversight HearingThe embattled FBI director championed his successes and screamed at Adam Schiff. Here are the highlights.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  18. diamond joe
    Joe Biden’s 2025 Is Going About As Well As His 2024He is having a hard time getting anyone to donate to his library — or give him the profitable gigs usually associated with being an ex-president.
    By Matt Stieb
  19. early and often
    Did Epstein Really Introduce Donald Trump & Melania? A Deep Dive.The Trumps have always denied the claim, which comes from Epstein himself. They threatened to sue Hunter Biden over it, but have yet to do so.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  20. politics
    Kash Patel Is Posting Through ItBefore his Charlie Kirk screwup, the FBI director was portrayed by insiders as obsessed with looking good on social media.
    By Matt Stieb
  21. early and often
    Why Trump Regrets ICE’s Raid on a Korean Plant in GeorgiaTwo of Trump’s big priorities — mass deportation and bringing manufacturing to America — came into conflict in an embarrassing way.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. politics
    Stephen Miller Vows to Target Left-wing Groups Over Kirk’s MurderIn a podcast appearance with Vice-President Vance, Miller cast blame on amorphous “terrorist networks.”
    By Nia Prater
  23. early and often
    Why a Government Shutdown Really Might Happen This TimeDemocrats want an Obamacare subsidy deal. Republicans want to make no concessions. Trump wants vengeance. Things could really go wrong.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. politics
    Trump Is Back to Threatening New York CityA day after Governor Hochul endorsed Zohran Mamdani for mayor, President Trump said Washington “will be watching this situation very closely.”
    By Nia Prater
  25. charlie kirk
    Why We’re Not Doomed to a Cycle of Violence After Charlie KirkExperts on the phenomenon say the assassination alone won’t tear the country apart. Here’s what would.
    By Allison Quinn
  26. we’ll do it live
    Charlie Kirk’s Assassination and the Manhunt: What HappenedOur account of the three days following Kirk’s shocking murder and the manhunt that followed, including reaction, analysis, and commentary.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  27. early and often
    If Only Donald Trump Sounded Like the Governor of UtahTrump has blamed his opponents for Kirk’s assassination and vowed vengeance. But Utah’s Republican governor is calling for peace.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. just asking questions
    What Charlie Kirk Understood About AmericaAuthor Kyle Spencer explains how Kirk built a culture-war empire from the ground up.
    By Benjamin Hart
  29. charlie kirk
    Trump Declares War on the Opposition After Charlie Kirk ShootingAt a moment when the president should have put the brakes on violent rhetoric, he put his foot on the gas instead.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. the city politic
    Mamdani’s New Ideas on Crime Show Make His Opponents Look OldWhat he understands and they don’t.
    By Errol Louis
  31. early and often
    Kamala Harris Accuses Biden’s Team of Sabotaging HerIn an excerpt from her upcoming book about the 2024 election, she is seething at what she says was disrespect in the White House.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. early and often
    Epstein Files Will Turn the Shutdown Fight Into a Problem for RepublicansA bill forcing their disclosure could split Republicans when they need to be united against Democrats.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. politics
    New York City Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani
    New Poll Shows Mamdani Dominating the Mayoral Race — But With a CatchThe poll published today suggests Mamdani has a double-digit lead against the crowded field, which would almost vanish if he faced only Andrew Cuomo.
    By Matt Stieb
  34. roundup
    HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr Testifies At Senate Finance Hearing
    Has RFK Jr. Finally Gone Too Far?His war on vaccines has provoked intense backlash, but that doesn’t mean it will be his downfall, or at least not yet.
    By Chas Danner
  35. jeffrey epstein
    The Epstein Birthday Book Is Somehow Creepier Than You ThoughtThe book published by the House Oversight Committee features some horrific drawings and descriptions of Epstein’s predatory behavior.
    By Matt Stieb
  36. the city politic
    Cuomo Throws 9/11 at MamdaniAppearing near Ground Zero, he went after the Muslim front-runner with an unsubtle message.
    By David Freedlander
  37. early and often
    Talarico Senate Bid Gives New Hope to Texas DemocratsThe young, media-savvy politician combines populism and Christianity in ways that could challenge the GOP’s hold on Texas.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. early and often
    Epstein Letter Signature Actually Does Look Like Trump’sThe White House says the signatures don’t match. Yet the president’s book Letters to Trump shows many nearly identical examples.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  39. early and often
    Trump Bets He Can Have His Extremism — and the Midterms, TooNormally, second-term presidents decide between getting their agenda passed and building political capital for their party. Trump chose both.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. early and often
    Has Brett Kavanaugh Ever Hired a Day Laborer?In allowing ICE to racially profile Latinos, the justice betrays his ignorance of immigration in the real world.
    By Cristian Farias
  41. trump epstein files
    Epstein & Trump At Mar-A-Lago
    Trump’s Lewd Birthday Letter to Jeffrey Epstein EmergesIt’s out, and it’s gross.
    By Chas Danner
  42. early and often
    Supreme Court Green-lights Ethnic Profiling by ICEIn another unsigned “shadow docket” order, the U.S. Supreme Court okayed the aggressive immigration-enforcement tactics that terrorized Los Angeles.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. early and often
    Trump Angrily Tells Reporter His Own Truth Post Is ‘Fake News’People think Trump wants to “go to war” with Chicago just because he threatened to sic the Department of War on Chicago.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  44. team of rivals
    President Trump Makes An Announcement And Signs Executive Order From The Oval Office
    Scott Bessent Really Wants to Beat Up His Co-workersAfter a shouting match with Elon Musk, he reportedly threatened to punch Trump’s Housing Finance chief, Bill Pulte.
    By Matt Stieb
  45. free country
    The Spin on GazaThose who resigned in protest over the war say its enablers are rewriting history.
    By Sam Adler-Bell
  46. early and often
    Gavin Newsom’s Responsible Retaliation Against TrumpThe governor’s redistricting gambit emulates the GOP’s Texas power grab without making it the new normal. It’s a useful model for Democrats.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. the city politic
    Is Trump Helping Cuomo or Mamdani?The president has jumped into the mayoral race. But is he helping Cuomo or Mamdani?
    By David Freedlander
  48. politics
    Adams Accuses ‘Snake and Liar’ Cuomo of Trying to Push Him Out of RaceAs rumors mounted that the mayor was due to exit the race, a defiant Adams declared he was staying in and took shots at both Cuomo and Mamdani.
    By Nia Prater
  49. early and often
    Trump, Knauss, Epstein, & Maxwell At Mar-A-Lago
    Trump Attacks Democrats for Befriending Epstein (Just Like Him)The president’s response to victims’ calls for transparency on Capitol Hill: hurling ludicrous questions and accusations about the “Epstein Hoax.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  50. early and often
    Why ‘Madman’ Trump Needs a ‘Department of War’Conveying unhinged aggressiveness and hypermasculinity fits Trump’s effort to intimidate adversaries into doing what he wants.
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. the body politic
    The Explosive Lawsuit Challenging a Right-Wing Abortion-Pill Story“They used this situation to pass a law that, if it’s based on this case, was passed based on a lie,” says Christopher Cooprider’s attorney.
    By Irin Carmon
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